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Mr Louie French vs Sammy Wilson

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Mr Louie French
Mr Louie French
Con Old Bexley and Sidcup
vs
Photograph of Sammy Wilson
Sammy Wilson
DUP East Antrim

Voting alignment

Mr Louie French and Sammy Wilson voted the same way 77% of the time, based on 546 shared comparable votes.

421 same votes 125 different votes 546 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
6 Aye 1 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 4 No
Transport 100% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
0 Aye 3 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
9 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 97% aligned 29 shared votes
10 Aye 19 No
8 Aye 16 No
Education 92% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 1 No
NHS / Health 50% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
52 Aye 20 No
Migration 54% aligned 72 shared votes
45 Aye 27 No
7 Aye 5 No
Environment / Climate 58% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 65% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
37 Aye 39 No
Crime / Justice 68% aligned 76 shared votes
41 Aye 35 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

80.3 %
8 % above average
Rank 194 of 650
Participation
61.8 %
11 % below average
Rank 561 of 650
980
1,221 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,452
2,351 eligible divisions
494
50.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
721
49.7 % of votes cast
486
49.6 % of votes cast
No votes
731
50.3 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.8 % of votes cast
4 years, 7 months
Since 2 Dec 2021
Commons service
21 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

50
-22.5 vs Commons average
Rank 397 of 650
Appearances
101
+28.5 vs Commons average
Rank 125 of 650
70
-58.7 vs Commons average
Rank 405 of 650
Contributions
139
+10.3 vs Commons average
Rank 183 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£423,303
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,714,557
all imported IPSA years
£143,451
37 % below average
Latest expenses
£250,082
11 % above average
12
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Brexit / EU
16 of 16 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
195 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
61 of 63 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
29 of 30 votes
#3
Trade
68 of 89 votes
Migration
126 of 134 votes
#4
Defence
50 of 71 votes
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 54 votes
#5
Energy
47 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendments 2 and 3 3 Jun 2025
Defence
Aye
No
Renters' Rights Bill: Third Reading 14 Jan 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Rwanda Bill motion to disagree with Lords amendment 10F 22 Apr 2024
No
Aye
Safety of Rwanda Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 10D 17 Apr 2024
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
No
Aye
That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment 10B 15 Apr 2024
No
No
Trade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Bill [Lords]: New Clause 4 19 Mar 2024
Trade
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
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